All About Jazz — As Nancy Wilson's visibility and popularity grew in the early 1960s, so did her workload. In the days before scandals were built into marketing plans and stadium concerts provided artists with instant mass exposure, pop singers had to work tirelessly... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn Yu Velvet-smooth vintage hitmaker Burt Bacharach has all sorts of admirers: Elvis Costello, Dr. Dre, Austin Powers. Add Jim O'Rourke to the list. TwentyFourBit points out that postrock pioneer and current Japan resident O'Rourke pr... more info

Stereogum — Jim O’Rourke’s Burt Bacharach tribute album is only out in Japan. But this cover of “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me” made it to YouTube, where it can join the hundreds of other covers of this classic track (from Dionne Warwic... more info

Guardian Music — (Flying Blue Whale)Chris Garrick is one of the world's leading orthodox jazz violinists. His range stretches from Stephane Grappelli's flirtatious urbanity, through a barn-dance robustness, to a classical fastidiousness with slow romantic music, and ... more info

All About Jazz — Soon after English pop star Cilla Black and Burt Bacharach recorded Alfie in London in late 1965, the single was released by Parlophone in Britain in January 1966. Paramount's English marketers intended for the single to stir up interest for the movi... more info

All About Jazz — If the arrival of the Beatles in February 1964 marked a turning point in jazz's commercial viability, then the recording of Alfie by Cilla Black in 1965 was the sound of the door slamming shut. Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the U.S. rel... more info

Guardian Music — These drowsy, hazy songs suggest an alternate reality Brian Wilson making crackly, cheapo synth ditties in his bedroomHometown: Akron, Ohio.The lineup: Keith Freund, Linda Lejsovka, Mike Tolan.The background: Trouble Books might make a mockery on the... more info

Stereogum — Burt Bacharach is both one of the most accomplished and beloved songwriters in pop music and this guy. This April, O'Rourke will release a far more dignified tribute to Bacharach titled All Kinds of People (via 24Bit). O'Rourke played many instrum... more info

Live Daily — Country veteran Wynonna [ tickets ] has added a spring leg to her North American tour behind "Sing: Chapter 1," her first new studio effort in six years. The Kentucky-based songstress kicks off the new round of shows with an April 10 appearance at... more info

Live Daily — Harry Connick, Jr. [ tickets ] has tacked a few Southern shows onto the end of his in-progress theater tour behind his recently released album, "Your Songs." The jazz singer/pianist started the trek Saturday (1/23) in Indio, CA, and will continue ... more info